Chateau de Brion (Son of Cassini I)

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Description

Chateau de Brion was licensed as a Holstein stallion in April 2007 at Holsteiner Verband (Germany). He is also 70 day tested, Marbach 2005 and is a licensed and approved stallion for life. He was leased to the German State Stud for 2006 where he proved to be very popular. Chateau de Brion is now in Great Britain training and competing with International Show Jumper Ben Maher who says "He has a perfect jumping technique, combined with fantastic balance and he is ultra careful".

Chateau de Brion was the Sire of the highest priced foal in the Southern German Elite Foal Auction (€22,000) in 2007. His 2007 jumping wins and Intrnational high placings include the 5 year Old Championships at Towerlands Masters FEI and Arezzo Italy. Chateau de Brion also collected numerous wins N/C, Fox, Grade C’s.

Chateau de Brion is a rare Cassini I offspring, as most Cassini I offspring are grey and heavy like their father, Chateau de Brion however is lighter in type and bay in colour. He is more thoroughbred in type (which makes him faster and nimble), this is exactly what the German breeding associations are trying to breed and call a "modern type" of horse.

At Chateau de Brion's Holsteiner Verband grading in April 2007 he was one of only seven stallions to be permitted to be graded, he was the only British owned holstein stallion and he scored a very impressive 8.00 for his jumping.

It is an incredible opportunity to have this type of stallion in the UK and available at stud to British mares. Ben Maher and Chateau de Brion are extremely well suited and already achieving great successes across Europe, there are no plans to break up this golden team.

Cassini I (sire to Chateau de Brion) offspring is much sort after and in high demand. Two Cassini I sons Cumano and Berlin won gold medals at the World Equestrian Games in 2006, this is symbolic of the success of his progeny.

With a top stamm line Chateau de Brion could be a foundation horse in any breeders stable. When he was presented at the German State Stud on the 4th and 5th February 2006 he was leased to them in Landgestut, Moritzburg and was available for natural coverings. Chateau de Brion was so popular that they requested him for their 2007 season. He was also previously presented at the 2005 Munich stallion grading and also at the Stallion presentation 2006 Moritzburg.

Sire Line

Cassini I

Cassini I is a son of renowned show jumping Sire, Capitol I, many of whose progeny inherited his grey coloured coat. Similar to Gotthard before him, Capitol I is making white a fashionable colour again. Quite a considerable proportion of interesting young stallions sired by Cassini I have been approved over the past few years, and care has been taken to assure sufficient thoroughbred content with the mares that he covers and as a result of this his progeny has increasingly been popular in the show jumping arena. Cassini I is out of a dam by the 'ideal' Holstein stallion Caletto II, who unfortunately had a fatal accident after only four seasons at stud. Caletto II was very popular during his lifetime and his hereditary transmission to his progeny corroborates this high esteem. His progeny are among the best on the show jumping circuit. His daughter Classic Touch, ridden by Ludger Beerbaum was the sovereign gold medal winner at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, thereby putting the crowning glory to his prowess as a sire of performance horses. The large framed Mahmud with his powerful motions adds the valuable bloodline of Marlon to Cassini I’s pedigree. His dam Wisma produced another grey in 1996, the approved Cassini II, who is also owned by the Holstein Association.

Performance record: Cassini I absolved his stallion performance test in performance classes and was thereafter successfully promoted in show jumper competitions by Bo Kristoffersen. He won show jumping competitions at intermediate classes. In 1994 he was a placed consistently at the Federal German Show jumping Championship. Thereafter he was taken over by Frankie Sloothaak with whom he had numerous International placing's including winning the Arnheim Grand Prix and wins in Nation's Cups as well as placements in World Cup show jumping events.

Breeding record: His first batches of foals from the Sollwittfeld station produced a large number of premium foals, of which six have been registered as state premium mares and eight as approved stallions in diverse breeds. The son Candillo won the 1996 stallion performance test in Medingen. Cassini I has already presented numerous federal championship participants in show jumping. His exceedingly ride-able offspring are doing their sire great honors in dressage also. An unusually large number of his progeny are meanwhile celebrating International sports successes.

Caletto II

Caletto II is regarded as the best son of Cor de la Bryere, especially in producing brood mares by Capitol. Cor de la Bryere was the most influential Sire in the Holstein bred in France, with a presence of the thoroughbred it started a new breeding era in the Holstein era by improving the jumping technique (especially in the front legs). Some of his sons are Corrado, Caletto I, Caletto II, Caletto III, Calypso IV (five brothers all graded Calando IV).

Dam Line

Caribo

Caribo competed in dressage and was the sire of Carabas who was also a graded stallion owed by the well known Tannenhof stud in Germany. He was also the sire of Carnaby a graded stallion. His sire Caribo GL began his Siring career in Holstein and continued it at the Rhenish Lindenkreuz stud farm. He was promoted up to an advanced class in dressage and transmitted himself in a versatile manner with a predisposition for high demands.

Carnaby GL's dam Lacona B produced the sporting stallion Canaletto and the state premium mare Carina, who was the best three-year-old mare at the mare registration in Aix-la-Chapelle in 1989, as well as the younger approved Cantus son Coubertin. The grand-dam Kehdingia presented to the competition sports horses Lafayette 24 (by Lamour) and Loriot d' Europe (by Lord) a full-brother of Lacona. The great-grand-dam Fauphin was a successful show jumper with her rider Anja Peters under her sports alias of Wonne 17, becoming inter champion of the German Junior Championship in 1980, her full-sisters Wega 34 and Wacholder 21were also highly successful show jumpers under Werner Peters. Wega, who is registered in the studbook as Hagina, was mated with Athlet Z and gave birth to the top horse Audiela II. The male forebears in the maternal lineage, Wahnfried and Heidefreund II belong to the best Holstein private stallions. The great-great-grand-dam Nagina gave birth to the three full-sisters Wonne, Wacholder and Wega and the successful advanced show jumpers Saskia 61 and Silvano 7 (both by Sacramento Song). Bagina, an Ahorn Z daughter out of Gitta (alias Wacholder) was mated with Contender, to produce the approved full-brothers Concerto I and II. Hagitta, a Leonid daughter, out of Bagina, was in turn mated with Caretino, to produce the approved full-brothers Casario I and II. The chestnut mare Wacholder gave birth to the well-known show jumper Pandur 83/W.

Performance record: Carnaby GL passed his stallion performance test with flying colours, with a show jumping weight true to the expectations arising from his pedigree. He continued to become an accomplished show jumper. He achieved many successes in advanced show jumping in Belgium, but these wins are not reflected in his German winnings statistics. Carnaby GL has had a whole host of wins in intermediate and advanced show jumping, winning the puissance in Lobnitz at a height of over 2.10 metres.

Breeding record: Carnaby GL's offspring have a diverse predisposition and are successful in sport up to advanced levels. The highlight of his progeny thus far is Carabas, the much applauded Holstein approved winner of 2000.

Calypso II

Calypso II (Sire of Contender) is very influential in breeding for both dressage and jumping. The Stallion Coriolan, the Stallions Classiker, Champion of class. Calypso II's sire Caribo GL began his siring career in the Holstein and continued it at the Rhenish Lindenkreuz stud farm. He was promoted to advanced in dressage and transmitted himself in a versatile manner with a predisposition for high demands. Carnaby GL's dam Lacona B had already produced the sporting stallion Canaletto and the state premium mare Carina, who was the best three-year-old mare at the mare registration in Aix-la-Chapelle in 1989, as well as the younger approved Cantus son Coubertin. The grand-dam Kehdingia presented in the competition sports horses Lafayette 24 (by Lamour) and Loriot d' Europe (by Lord) a full-brother of Lacona. The great-grand-dam Fauphin was a successful show jumper with her rider Anja Peters under her sports alias of Wonne 17, becoming international, champion of the German Junior Championship in 1980. Her full-sisters Wega 34 and Wacholder 21were also highly successful show jumpers under Werner Peters. Wega, who is registered in the studbook as Hagina, who was mated with Athlet Z and gave birth to the top horse Audiela II. The male forebears in the maternal lineage, Wahnfried and Heidefreund II belong to the best Holstein private stallions. The great-great-grand-dam Nagina not only gave birth to the three full-sisters Wonne, Wacholder and Wega but also the successful advanced show jumpers Saskia 61 and Silvano 7 (both by Sacramento Song). Bagina, an Ahorn Z daughter out of Gitta (alias Wacholder) was mated with Contender, to produce the approved full-brothers Concerto I and II. Hagitta, a Leonid daughter out of Bagina, was in turn mated with Caretino, to produce the approved full-brothers Casario I and II. The chestnut mare Wacholder gave birth to the well-known show jumper Pandur 83/W.

Livorno

Livorno son of Ladykiller, who is a Foundation Sire (as a thoroughbred) in Holstein breeding, his sons Landgraf and Lord created a new breeding era in the Holstein.

Landgraf is one of the best dressage horses of his time, Corlandus ridden by Marget Otto Crepin was the European Champion 1997 and received a silver medal in the 1981 Olympic Games. He was sired by Cor de la Bryere. Landgraf is one of the most successful producers of International show jumpers and stallions. Sire of Landlord, Lacros, Lucky Luke, Lasall, Landratin, Landwind, Landjunge, Lancer I, II, III, Landadel.

Lord is one of the best Sires of jumping horses in the Holstein breed, a foundation stallion with sons Lavallo, Lord Incipit, Lantaan , Literat, Lord Liberty, Landos.